New York Times: The name “Indonesia” doesn’t mean “land of fire” – it just seems that way. Biomass burning related to land-clearing for agriculture goes on practically all year, particularly in summer and fall. Fires tend to burn continuously for months because of the peaty soil. In drought years the impact can be especially devastating. A “haze disaster” caused by fires in 1997-98 led to the deaths of hundreds of people and caused respiratory illness in tens of thousands more. But a study in …